Kuwait national futsal team explained

Kuwait
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Fifa Trigramme:	KUW
Fifa Rank:	46 (December 2022) ^[1]
Nickname:	Al-Azraq (The Blue)
Association:	Kuwait Football Association
Confederation:	AFC (Asia)
Coach:	Mohammad Nazemasharieh
Top Scorer:	Abdulrahman Al Mosibaeh
Home Stadium:	Daiya Futsal National Stadium
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First Game:	3–12 (Iran; 1 May 1992)
Largest Loss:	18–2 (Tehran, Iran; 18 July 2001)
Largest Win:	20–0 (Macau, Macau; 16 April 2004)
World Cup Apps:	1
World Cup First:	2012
World Cup Best:	Group stage (2012)
Regional Name:	AFC Futsal Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	11
Regional Cup First:	2001
Regional Cup Best:	4th place (2003 and 2014)
2Ndregional Name:	WAFF Futsal Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	2
2Ndregional Cup First:	2012
2Ndregional Cup Best:	Champions (2022)
Grand Prix Apps:	0
Confederations Cup Apps:	1
Confederations Cup First:	2014
Confederations Cup Best:	7th place (2014)

The Kuwait national futsal team represents Kuwait in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association.

Coaches

• Hossein Shams (2003-2006)
• Ricardo Sobral (2018-2022)

Tournaments

FIFA Futsal World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup.

FIFA World Cup Record
width=125	Year	width=150	Round	width=35	Pld	width=35	W	width=35	D*	width=35	L	width=35	GS	width=35	GA
1989	did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012	Round 1	3	1	0	2	8	13
2016	Disqualified
2020
2024	Did not qualify
Total	1/10	3	1	0	2	8	13

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

See also: AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1999	did not enter
2000
2001	Quarter Final	5	2	0	3	14	32
2002	Quarter Final	5	2	1	2	26	14
2003	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	28	32
2004	Quarter Final	4	2	0	2	31	16
2005	Second Round	6	3	0	3	27	19
2006	First Round	3	0	1	2	9	14
2007	First Round	3	1	0	2	5	14
2008	First Round	3	0	0	3	4	27
2010	First Round	3	0	0	3	5	15
2012	Quarter Final	4	2	1	1	17	7
2014	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	18	15
2016	Suspended by FIFA*
2018
2022	Quarter Final	4	1	2	1	11	9
2024	Qualified
Total	12/16	52	18	6	28	195	212

* = At the first qualified because of top 4 in 2014 competition, but later could not participate due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.^[2]

**= Could not participate in West Zone qualifier due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association was still in effect.

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

See also: Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
width=150	Year	width=150	Round	width=35	Pld	width=35	W	width=35	D*	width=35	L	width=35	GS	width=35	GA	width=35	DIF
2005	Quarter Final	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8
2007	First Round/Disqualified	4	0	0	4	0	12	−12
2009	Quarter Final	3	1	0	2	9	16	−7
2013	Fourth place	6	4	0	2	28	21	+7
2017	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	4/5	15	5	0	10	37	55	−18

West Asian Championship

See also: WAFF Futsal Championship.

West Asian Championship record
width=150	Year	width=150	Round	width=35	Pld	width=35	W	width=35	D*	width=35	L	width=35	GS	width=35	GA	width=35	DIF
2007	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	Fourth place	4	1	1	2	14	21	−7
Total	1/3	4	1	1	2	14	21	−7

Confederations Cup

See also: Futsal Confederations Cup.

Confederations Cup record
width=150	Year	width=150	Round	width=35	Pld	width=35	W	width=35	D*	width=35	L	width=35	GS	width=35	GA	width=35	DIF
2009	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	First Round	3	0	0	3	6	15	−9
Total	1/3	3	0	0	3	6	15	−9

• Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively.

Summary Results

width=10	Year	width=15	M	width=15	W	width=15	D	width=15	L	width=15	GF	width=15	GA	width=15	GD	width=10	Ref
1995	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[3]
1996	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[4]
2011	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[5]
2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[6]
2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[7]
2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[8]
2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[9]
2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[10]
2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[11]
2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[12]
2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[13]
2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[14]
2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[15]
2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[16]
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[17]
2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[18]
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	^[19]

Honours

• GCC Futsal Cup: 2
  • 2013, 2015
• WAFF Futsal Championship: 1
  • 2022
• GCC Games: 1
  • Gold: 2022

Minor/Friendly

• Croatia Winter International:1
  • 2018

Notes and References

1. https://www.futsalworldranking.com/rank.htm Futsal World Ranking
2. Web site: 19 November 2015 . Saudi Arabia replace Kuwait at AFC Futsal C'ship 2016 . AFC.
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